Friday Game Night

The Lions are one of the smallest schools in the state playing a GHSA schedule and they have yet to make a postseason appearance in their history. And once again, changes are on tap as they transition from a spread offense the past two seasons to the option attack...

The Knights are coming off their best season since 2012 but also are sporting a new coach in former Chestatee head coach Stan Luttrell. And, they lost several key offensive players, including quarterback Sam Corbett...

The Dragons, much like Flowery Branch, suffered a plethora of late-season injuries to derail what was shaping up to be a promising season. But with adversity usually comes a positive reaction, and that should be the case for Jefferson...

After zero state playoff appearances in their first 30 seasons, the Panthers have put themselves into the conversation over the last half-dozen years with three trips to the playoffs over the last seven campaigns...

The Raiders finally broke through the playoff wall in 2018 and coach Benji Harrison thinks they are ready to make that a yearly excursion. But they will face some tough challenges in 2019...

The Red Elephants took their lumps in 2018 as part of what coach Heath Webb called the beginning of their "1,000-day project" to rebuild the program. However, a solid offseason may be helping to expedite Webb's rebuild, and one of the state's best-projected offensive lines also won't hurt...

Flowery Branch coach Ben Hall said the focus has been forward and not behind as they get ready for what they hope could be one the program's best seasons in years...

The Eagles continue to have more turnover than an apple pie distributor. But that is not stopping their newest man in charge, Cameron Pettus, from ringing the bell of optimism...

The Vikings are going through another coaching change, their third in three seasons, but new head man Michael Perry is no stranger to the area. Perry was the offensive coordinator for Gainesville during the Deshaun Watson years and helped the Red Elephants win a state title in 2012...

The Tigers have become a playoff stalwart under coach Sid Maxwell -- three playoff runs to the second round or better in three of his four seasons -- and are once again being considered a preseason selection to make another playoff run in 2019...